Sandra Diane Seacat (born October 2, 1936) is an American actress, director and acting coach best known for her innovations in acting pedagogy—blending elements of

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, and Jungian dream analysis"The Role of Their Dreams"
''The New York Times''. May 6, 2009.—and for a handful of coaching success stories."This Rising Star Has an Identity Problem"
''Newsday''. June 29, 1984. See also: * Taylor, Clarke
"Mickey Rourke: Straight On: A Painful Past Is Valuable Prologue to an Acting Career Aimed at Making 'Uncompromising Movies With Good Characters'; Mickey Rourke: Past As Prologue"
''Los Angeles Times''. July 24, 1984.Schruers, Fred

''Los Angeles Times''. October 5, 2003. ttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laura-dern-her-legendary-acting-774635 "Laura Dern and Her Legendary Acting Coach: "We Can Say Anything to Each Other" ''Hollywood Reporter''. February 27, 2015.

Early life and career

Seacat was the first of three daughters born to Russell Henry and Lois Marion Seacat in

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."Obituary: Lois Marion Seacat"
. HutchNews.com. December 23, 2007. Involved in theatre from her mid-teens on,“Sandra Seacat”
Schott Acting Studio. Seacat first focused on method acting while attending

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Chart ...

,Hampton, Edna
"Actresses Develop Tension-Shredding Skills"
''The Globe and Mail''. April 12, 1968. earning her

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and relocating to

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, where she studied with

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alumnus

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and later at the Studio with its director

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 193 ...

. Seacat first attracted attention—as Sandra Kaufman, her then married name—in July 1962, in the Barnard-

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Summer Theater production of

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's ''The Noble Spaniard''. Despite finding the play "rather silly,” ''Back Stage'''s reviewer "found particular pleasure in Sandra Kaufman's characterization." She appeared once more that summer, this time under Michael Howard's direction, in the US premiere of

Leonid Andreyev Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian lite ...

's ''The Waltz of the Dogs''.“Opening This Week: ‘Saint Joan,’ ‘Dybbuk’ Ready”
‘’The Atlanta Journal and Constitution’’. October 10, 1965. Amidst a generally favorable review, ''Back Stage'' reserved "bouquets" for Kaufman and 2 others, while ''

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'' predicted, “Miss Kaufman’s appetizing warmth sdestined to bring many future stages alive.” The following winter, an eventful few hours—attaining both Actors Studio membership and first-time motherhoodGray, Tom
“Shaw's St. Joan a Role She Loves, Sandra Says”
''The Atlanta Journal and Constitution''. October 7, 1965.—gave rise to roughly 2 years of seeming inactivity, a notable exception being Kaufman’s Broadway debut, a small part in the Actors Studio production of

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’s ''Three Sisters''. Her full-fledged return came on October 12, 1965, in Atlanta’s

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(again under Howard’s direction), when, having beaten out

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for the title role in Shaw’s ''Saint Joan'', Kaufman's portrayal was described by ''The Journal-Constitution'' as "a masterpiece of suave speech and faultless timing hichenhances the lyrical quality of Shaw's lines." "Kaufman," it continues, "is both saint and genius; her portrayal leaves nothing to be desired." After resuming her studies in New York,"As Sandra Kaufman"
University of Wisconsin Digital Collection. Kaufman again collaborated with her former teacher, along with

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and Chicago import Mina Kolb, to form the Second City Revue – a short-lived New York offshoot of the like-named Chicago-based improvisational troupe. On June 5, 1966, the

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series ''Directions '66'' featured the group. Between 1968 and 1970, Seacat appeared in regional theater in Toronto, Atlanta and New Orleans. Under her married name, she lived in

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Teaching

During the 1970s, Seacat taught at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute,

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's Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts, the Actors Studio, and she taught privately. Among her clients were Steve Railsback,"Film Forum Faculty"
. Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. U. of Arkansas System.

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,Smith, Gavin
"Don't Let That Go: That's Valuable"
''Film Comment''. September/October 1993. Vol. 29 Issue 5, p. 54.

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in P ...

and

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles ...

, who later said of his time with Seacat, "That's when everything started to click." Over the next decade, while teaching in New York and Los Angeles, Seacat was credited with a number of such breakthroughs, including those of Jessica Lange,Holston, Mark
"Critic's Choice"
''Minneapolis Star-Tribune''. June 12, 1996.Associated Press
"Casting Gamble in ''Thorn Birds''"
''The Nashua Telegraph''. March 29, 1983.Smith, Liz. "Elaine May gathers quality cast together for her next movie". ''The Orange County Register''. December 1, 1988. "The director was an interesting choice: Sandra Seacat, acting coach and guru to many stars. (Sandra is credited with helping Jessica Lange to her Oscar and Marlo Thomas to her Emmy." Rachel Ward and Marlo Thomas. During this period, she also helped pioneer the practice of dream work, in which actors study and play characters from their dreams. Among those studying the technique was Seacat's daughter, Greta, who went on to become an acting coach. In addition, actresses

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and

Gina Gershon Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress. She has had roles in the films ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat'' (1988), '' Showgirls'' (1995), '' Bound'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Demonlover'' (2002) ...

publicly credited Seacat's use of the dream method with improving their craft.Goldstein, Patrick
"Many-Sided Melanie Griffith"
''The Los Angeles Times''. November 10, 1986."I Dream of Gina"
. ''

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'', September/October 1998. Also attending those classes were future Songwriter's HOF inductee

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, then a self-professed "fly on the wall" alongside Lange, Rourke,

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and others. Speaking in 2018 with '' Music & Musicians'', he gratefully acknowledged Seacat's mentorship, noting the correlation between her early efforts at linking text to actor and Child's later knack for matching song to singer. Similarly, Child embraced Seacat's vision of the artist as a "wounded healer" and the audience "a co-creator hoheals through that process." "As songwriters," Child concurred, "we have a sacred job to help them connect.""Songwriter Desmond Child: Video Feature and Web-Exclusive Interview"
'' Music & Musicians''. April 2018. Acting teacher Alex Cole Taylor in 2010 told '' Backstage'' that Seacat taught him compassion for his students."L.A. Readers' Choice: Classes and Coaches"
''Backstage''. June 23, 2010. In 2012, CNN's profile of acting coach

Elizabeth Kemp Elizabeth Kemp (November 5, 1951 – September 1, 2017) was an American actress and acting coach. She began her career on the television series ''Love of Life'' in 1973, after studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors ...

coupled Seacat with

as "legendary acting coaches." Longtime Seacat student

Laura Dern Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actor Bruce Dern and ac ...

, speaking at the January 2012

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presentation, thanked "Sandra Seacat,

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Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...

, ndeverybody who's ever inspired any of us" at the conclusion of her acceptance speech for Best Actress. In 2012 and 2013, Seacat was a faculty member at the annual Film Forum hosted by the

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's Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, organized by fellow Actors Studio alumnus Robert Walden. While Seacat has always shunned publicity, both for her own sake and that of her clients,Parker, Corey
"Focus: Sandra Seacat; Simply Untouchable"
The Actor's Work. December 2012. she has gone on record regarding a few of her more famously self-proclaimed students such as Jessica Lange, Mickey Rourke,

Meg Ryan Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera ...

and, on multiple occasions, Laura Dern, whose longstanding relationship with Seacat is the subject of an article and the accompanying video published by ''

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'' in February 2015. In February 2018, Seacat and her husband Thurn Hoffman were featured among more than 20 couples seen in the

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for

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' cover of

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' 1959 hit "

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Directing

Seacat has directed one movie, '' In the Spirit'', shot in 1988, released in April 1990, and starring Marlo Thomas and

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. The year-plus gap between

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and

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saw one previously announced cast member, Louise Lasser, end on the cutting room floor, as well as the addition of what '' Variety'' later termed "the stupid framing device of a mystical narrator,""Film Reviews: In the Spirit"
''Variety''. April 4, 1990. presumably inserted in hopes of patching over rough spots in the narrative, in particular the dramatic shift in tone occurring midway through the film. That any such hopes had gone unrealized was the general consensus amongst critics, who were nonetheless divided between those who found such flaws forgivable—such as ''

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'' ("An Endearing Mess") or Hal Hinson of ''

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'' ("disjointed utdeliciously addlebrained")—and those who did not, such as

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, who dubbed ''In the Spirit'' "a nervous new-age comedy more notable for good intentions than good luck," and the ''

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'', which noted that what begins as "a richly comic" vehicle for Ms. May abruptly "crumbles around her at roughly its halfway point." ''Variety'', however, perceived a method to ''Spirit's'' messiness, "a throwback to the looser, madcap '60s," featuring "big name talent orking ona low budget" to make a "pic freed of mainstream good taste and gloss." In August 2007, Seacat, with Jamie Wollrab, directed her daughter, Greta Seacat, along with Shannon Woodward,

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and

Johnny Lewis Jonathan Kendrick Lewis (October 29, 1983 – September 26, 2012), also credited as Johnny K. Lewis, was an American film and television actor. He played Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'', and o ...

in Elizabeth Meriwether's play ''The Mistakes Madeline Made'' at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado.

Filmography

Film

Television

Students of Sandra Seacat

* Tiana AlexandraSolomon, Linda Ilene (June 8, 1993)
"A Vietnam Movie Through a Different Lens"
''International Herald Tribune''. June 8, 1993. "Disenchanted with Hollywood and frustrated by the limited roles available for Shakespearean-trained Asian-American actresses, Alexandra took the advice of her acting teacher, Sandra Seacat, who told her she'd find 'all the power in the universe' in going back to her roots." *

Roseanna Arquette Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film ''The Executioner's Song ( ...

Rea, Steven
"She acts in a way that garners raves"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. April 5, 1985. *

Kirk Baltz William Kirk Baltz (born September 14, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the police officer Marvin Nash in Quentin Tarantino's film '' Reservoir Dogs''. Life and career Baltz was born in New York City, New York. He play ...

Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov ( rus, Михаил Николаевич Барышников, p=mʲɪxɐˈil bɐ'rɨʂnʲɪkəf; lv, Mihails Barišņikovs; born January 28, 1948) is a Soviet Latvian-born Russian-American dancer, choreograp ...

* Lawrence BenderSilverman, Jason
"Cine Cafe on Bender: Producer guests at CSF"
''The Santa Fe New Mexican''. March 29, 1996. "A former member of Maine State Ballet, Bender began studying acting after a dance injury ended his career. He took classes with renowned coach Sandra Seacat, working with actors-in-training including Jessica Lange, Mickey Rourke, Mario Thomas and Christopher Reeve." * Lili Bordán * Raoul Bova *

Josh Brolin Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as '' The Goonies'' (1985), '' Mimic'' (1997), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), '' No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gan ...

Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American ...

"Acting Through Dreams"
JessicaSueBurstein.com. January 10, 2013. *

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Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage, various ac ...

* Hélène Cardona"Hélène Cardona: The TNB Self-Interview"
TNB. November 22, 2016. * Reeve Carney *

Lynda Carter Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of th ...

"Carter tackles the wonders of history". ''USA Today''. August 15, 1994. " e started commuting to New York to meet with acting coach Sandra Seacat, who also works with Melanie Griffith, Marlo Thomas and Tatum O'Neal. 'The experience was "better than any therapist,' she says. 'You strip yourself of ego, and the whole experience unearths all your analytical feelings and self-discovery.'" *

* Scott CoffeyParker, Corey
"Interview: Scott Coffey on Directing 'Adult World'"
The Actor's Work. February 2013. *

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Blythe Danner Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy Huffstodt on ''Huff'' (2004–2006), and a ...

Robert Davi Robert John Davi (born 1953) is an American actor, singer and filmmaker. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are opera-singing heavy Jake Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985), ...

Loren Dean Loren Dean (born July 31, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared on stage and in feature films. Early life Loren Dean Jovicic was born July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His parents divorced when he was a small child. His mother won custo ...

Rebecca DeMornay Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to bib ...

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awar ...

* Peter Dobson *

Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series '' Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which h ...

Frances Fisher Frances Louise Fisher (born May 11, 1952) is a British-born American actress. She began her career in theatre and later starred as record executive Suzette 'Red' Saxon in the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Guiding Light'' (1985). In film, she is ...

Joely Fisher Joely Fisher ( /ˈdʒoʊˌli/ born October 29, 1967) is an American actress and singer, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens, and half-sister of actress Carrie Fisher. Her breakthrough came in 1994, starring as Paige Cla ...

Fischer, Joely; Myers, Marc
"Playlist: Joely Fisher: A Far-Off Father"
''The Wall Street Journal''. January 27, 2018. * Tricia Leigh Fisher *

Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time' ...

* Martha Gehman *

* Cornelia Guest *

Martin Henderson Martin Henderson (born 8 October 1974) is a New Zealand actor. He is known for his roles on the American medical drama series '' Off the Map'' as Dr. Ben Keeton (2011), the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' as Dr. Nathan Riggs (2015–201 ...

Tina Holmes Tina Holmes (born in New York City) is an American television and film actress, known for appearing as Maggie Sibley in '' Six Feet Under''. Early years and education Holmes grew up in New York City and Connecticut. She attended Yale Unive ...

Don Johnson Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series '' Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime ...

Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel ( ; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He first rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association wit ...

* Arfi Lamba * Jessica Lange * Peggy Lipton *

Melanie Mayron Melanie Joy Mayron is an American actress and director of film and television. Mayron is best known for her role as photographer Melissa Steadman on the ABC drama ''thirtysomething'' for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ...

Tatum O'Neal Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress. She is the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, winning at age 10 for her performance as Addie Loggins in '' Paper Moon'' (1973) opposite her father, Ryan O'Neal. S ...

Chris Pine Chris Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film series (2009–present), Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films '' Wonder Woman'' (2017) and ' ...

* Steve Railsback *

Isabella Rossellini Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian-American actress, author, philanthropist, and model. The daughter of the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is note ...

"Campion, Jane: In the Cut"
Australia:''Urban Cinefile''. November 13, 2003. * Diane Salinger * Ally Sheedy *

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...

Helen Slater Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played the title character in the 1984 film ''Supergirl'', and returned to the 2015 TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl's adoptive mot ...

* Alex Cole Taylor * Marlo Thomas * Dov Tiefenbach * Rosie Vela * Rachel Ward *

Treat Williams Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor, writer and aviator who has appeared on film, stage and television in over 120 credits. He first became well known for his starring role in the 1979 musical film ''Hair'', and lat ...

Notes

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